Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.24141/2/9/1/1

The Presence of Suicidal Thoughts and Their Connection with Loneliness in Nurses in Social, Family and Romantic Context

Tihomir Jovanović ; General Hospital Pakrac and Hospital of Croatian Veterans, Pakrac, Croatia
Marin Mamić orcid.org/0000-0002-0893-7805 ; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia *
Božica Lovrić ; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Ivana Jelinčić ; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Hrvoje Vidić ; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Štefica Mikšić ; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Jelena Tomac Jovanović ; General Hospital Pakrac and Hospital of Croatian Veterans, Pakrac, Croatia
Ivana Mamić ; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Ivanka Zirdum ; Faculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Sandra Karabatić ; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Mitar Saveljić ; The Faculty of Health Studies Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Josip Samardžić ; General Hospital „Dr. Josip Benčević“ Slavonski Brod, Croatia
Robert Lovrić ; Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

Aim. The aim of this research was to examine suicidal
thoughts and their differences between nursing
students and nurses, their correlation with sociodemographic
variables and loneliness, and the contribution
of sociodemographic factors to suicidal thoughts
in both groups.

Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted on
a sample of nurses and nursing students. A total of
144 respondents participated in the online survey
conducted in October 2023. A total of 113 (78.5%)
employed nurses, who were not engaged in studies,
and 31 (21.5%) nursing students participated in
the research. The median age of the students was
20 years, while the median age of the nurses was
32 years. Suicidal thoughts were assessed using the
Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale, and loneliness was
measured with the Social and Emotional Loneliness
Scale.

Results. Significantly higher levels of suicidal
thoughts were found in nursing students compared
to nurses (p=0.047). It was shown that significant
predictors of suicidal thoughts in nurses include the
assessment of health status (p<0.001) and social
loneliness (p=0.048), while significant predictors of
suicidal thoughts in nursing students include the assessment
of financial status (p=0.008), and family
loneliness (p<0.001).

Conclusion. The results indicated that suicidal
thoughts were low in both nurses and nursing students,
but significantly higher in students. Family
loneliness and financial status were significant predictors of suicidal thoughts in students, while social
isolation and self-assessed health status were key
predictors in nurses.

Keywords

nurses, nursing students, suicidal thoughts, loneliness

Hrčak ID:

330949

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/330949

Publication date:

20.5.2025.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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